Andy Burnham will pledge to work across party lines to deliver social care reforms

Andy Burnham will meet with leaders of the two main parties to help him tackle the system

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to give more detail on his Government’s plans for social care in a speech on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to give more detail on his Government’s plans for social care in a speech on Wednesday.

Asked whether Andy Burnham is considering a 10 per cent tax on all estates passed on after death, cabinet minister Pat McFadden said: ‘We have to wait to see what he says in his speech tomorrow’

Many across the political spectrum agree the system needs fixing – but there is no consensus on how to fund reform The prime minister, Andy Burnham, has said the adult social care system in England is broken and needs fixing. This is a view commonly shared by policymakers across the political spectrum, though there are

One week after taking office, Andy Burnham vowed to overhaul the UK's social care system, which is largely privatised, to ease pressure on the National Health Service, which struggles to discharge patients with no social care in place.

The prime minister says he would not want to leave office without bringing in "substantial change" to the social care system.

Burnham is expected to announce a "care levy" in the coming days